Dubbed the Pfizer mansion, this 25-foot-wide Queen Anne–style townhouse in Clinton Hill was built in 1887 by German chemist and Pfizer pharmaceuticals co-founder Charles Erhart as a gift for his daughter. The five-story 10,000-square foot residence, currently listed for $13.5 million with Angela Ferrante of Brown Harris Stevens, once housed the temporary offices of the Brooklyn Public Library and, later, the private quarters of a Roman Catholic bishop.Musician Legion Davies purchased the seven-bedroom home—which features eight fireplaces, stained-glass windows, multiple skylights, a wine cellar, front and rear gardens, and parking—in 1991 for an undisclosed sum. When the current owners bought the mansion from Davies in 2007 for $3.2 million, they embarked on an extensive renovation, preserving the vintage Otis elevator, inlaid wood flooring, and intricate plaster moldings. “It has been meticulously restored,” Ferrante says, “to provide modern comforts while honoring its history.”
